Start your day knowing you’ll make a difference - join our team of Support Workers in Southampton and create more opportunities for the people we support.

We are looking for Support Workers to join our team at Orchards Mews and Seagarth Lane. Orchard Mews is a lovely bungalow which houses six people with learning disabilities, one of which is male and uses a wheelchair. The people we support all have learning disabilities ranging from Mild to severe and some are unable to communicate verbally and do require support with this. This role will involve supporting them in their every day busy lives which include getting out and about in the community, going swimming, attend day centre, bowling, trips to the cinema and also going on holiday.We have an awake night and a sleeping each night and some personal care is required.

Seagarth is also a bungalow which houses six people with learning disabilities. All of the people we support here are male. Four of which are wheelchair users and all require support with personal care. This role also involves using a hoist and they all enjoy a range of activities including going to the pub, swimming, bowling and the cinema.

Dimensions will provide all the training you need and offer a fantastic benefits package including discount on shopping, pensions scheme, child care vouchers, career progression and much more.

Our approach of support `Activate’ puts decision making closer to people we support by setting personalised and challenging goals with them, their families, and their staff. Our approach will involve teaching new skills and enabling people to try new experiences, which our research has proven is how measurable improvements in quality of life for people and their support teams can best be delivered. This model is proven to achieve an increase in active support and meaningful activity for people, a reduction in challenging behaviour and an increase in staff satisfaction. Over 60% of staff working with the `Activate’ model reported an increase in the quality of their working life.

What you can expect from a Support Worker role:

Helping people to shop for things they wish to buy including their clothes and food, and to prepare their meals as required.

Helping people to do their housework, including cleaning and laundry.

Supporting people to find opportunities in education, employment and leisure, and enable them to take part in these opportunities.

Help the people we support to manage their own money.

Supporting people with their day to day travel arrangements and holidays as required.

Supporting people with their personal and intimate care as required. This includes supporting people to use the toilet, feed and dress themselves etc.

Working in a supportive manner with colleagues, families and external parties, building trust by being open and honest.

Keeping some written records, using IT systems as required to help you, including support plans, financial info and health and safety records.

Working in line with written behaviour guidelines.

Dimensions pride ourselves on being a values based employer and require Support Workers who share and can demonstrate our core values:

Ambition, helping people be the best they can be by:

Setting personalised and challenging goals.

Teaching new skills and encouraging new experiences.

Courage, being brave enough to make a difference:

Challenging what you feel it not in the best interest of the person you are supporting.

Championing what they want to achieve for themselves and helping to make it happen.

Helping the people we support to explore new things and support them to realise what they can achieve.

To give confidence in reaching their goals and not be afraid of new challenges.

To inspire innovation and support the courage to be creative.

Integrity, being honest and fair in all the things we do:

Communicate clearly, adapting what you say and how you say it so that it’s meaningful for the person you’re supporting.

Exercise confidentiality when dealing with vulnerable adults, for example, financial and personal details.

Partnership , working with other people to make a bigger difference:

Willing to understanding the varying needs and requirements of people with disabilities.

Develop positive working relationships with those involved with Dimensions – including those we support, families, carers, internal colleagues and external agencies.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we offer a sector leading benefits package, more details can be found in the Careers section of our website via the button below.

Want to apply for this role?

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please click on the button below to complete the application process.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role in more detail please call Linda Turner on 07783666384.

Dimensions are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of identity and eligibility to work in the UK. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Dimensions.

We welcome applications from everyone and from all nationalities and value diversity in our workforce.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.